Marmorana

<i>Marmorana</i>

Marmorana

Genus of gastropods

Marmorana is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murellinae of the family Helicidae.[2]

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Anatomy

Species within this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Taxonomy

Marmorana is paraphyletic.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Marmorana include:[4][5]

  • Marmorana fuscolabiata (Rossmässler, 1842)
  • Marmorana globularis (Philippi, 1836)
  • † Marmorana majoris (De Stefani, 1880)
  • Marmorana melitensis (A. Férussac, 1821)
  • Marmorana muralis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Marmorana nebrodensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Marmorana platychela (Menke, 1830)
  • † Marmorana sabina (Tuccimei, 1889)
  • Marmorana saxetana (Paulucci, 1886)
  • Marmorana scabriuscula (Deshayes, 1832)
  • Marmorana serpentina (A. Férussac, 1821) - type species
  • Marmorana sicana [citation needed]
  • Marmorana signata (A. Férussac, 1821)

References

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  1. [1]
    Hartmann, J. D. W. 1840: Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden. pp. i-xx [= 1-20], 1-227, Tab. I-XII [= 1-12], I-XII [sic, = 13-24], 25-84. St. Gallen. (Scheitlin & Zollikofer).
  2. [2]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marmorana W. Hartmann, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996444 on 2021-06-24
  3. [3]
    Fiorentino V., Salomone N., Manganelli G. & Giusti F. (2010). "Historical biogeography of Tyrrhenian land snails: The Marmorana–Tyrrheniberus radiation (Pulmonata, Helicidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(1): 26-37. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.024.
  4. [4]
    Taxonomy and species list
  5. [5]
    Species in genus Marmorana. AnimalBase, accessed 7 April 2009.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.


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